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COVID disrupted short session of General Assembly
RALEIGH — The turmoil surrounding COVID-19 derailed much of the work the General Assembly had done before the pandemic. Battles over redistricting reform, tax relief, teacher pay, and hemp legislation disappeared from the headlines.
N.C. hemp farmers uncertain in countdown to new regulations
GUEST EDITORIAL: Banning hemp to fight pot is reefer madness
Eight decades after the anti-pot propaganda film “Reefer Madness” stirred a moral panic over marijuana, cops and prosecutors in North Carolina are bending the truth to bind hemp to its infamous cannabis cousin.
New federal rules could stifle developing N.C. hemp industry
N.C. hemp farmers struggle to meet state’s stringent standards
RALEIGH — Justin Hamilton’s company farm last year lost an entire greenhouse of hemp — somewhere between $25,000 and $35,000 — because his crop violated the state’s tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) threshold by 0.1%.
3 more charged in Ellerbe hemp theft
ELLERBE — Two more men and one woman have been charged in connection to the theft of more than 6,000 industrial hemp plants in August.
State senate passes farm bill with delayed hemp ban
RALEIGH — The General Assembly is one step closer to settling the smokable hemp dispute after months of deliberation.
Farm Bill compromise delays hemp ban until June 2020
RALEIGH — Lawmakers have reached a compromise on smokable hemp, but their agreement may not make everyone in the hemp community happy. For now.